10 Major Video Games Coming In 2019 You Need To Play
9. Code Vein
Release date: TBA 2019
From Software distancing itself from Souls not only left fans of hardcore RPGs with a void to fill in its absence but Bandai Namco too.
In wake of the series' end, the publisher has been left with two options: bring in another developer and lump them with the unenviable task of putting together a sequel to the original trilogy, or begin anew with an intellectual property that wears its inspiration on its sleeve. For everyone's benefit, it decided to pursue the latter option, the result being a contemporary post-apocalyptic world populated by ghoulish monsters and edgy vampires.
The anime-inspired character designs will absolutely be a turn-off for many, but transplanting all of the gameplay systems Dark Souls popularised into a new world not saddled with all of the series' past baggage is the fresh-but-familiar angle that contributed to Bloodborne's success.
Given that game's reception, it'll be a good day for all adorers of interconnected worlds, deliberate combat and risk/reward gameplay if Code Vein can achieve even an ounce of its success.